2022 College First-Down Rate per Dropback Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

The share of dropbacks that produced a first down or touchdown, including scrambles.

The 2022 leaders: Frank Harris (43.4%), Stetson Bennett (42.6%), Grayson McCall (41.7%).

First-Down Rate per Dropback

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 119 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	1D%
1	Frank Harris	QB	UTSA	429	417	43.4%
2	Stetson Bennett	QB	UGA	396	397	42.6%
3	Grayson McCall	QB	CCU	285	290	41.7%
4	C.J. Stroud	QB	OSU	355	355	41.7%
5	Kurtis Rourke	QB	OHIO	353	353	41.1%
6	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	WASH	500	501	40.9%
7	Austin Aune	QB	UNT	378	363	39.9%
8	Collin Schlee	QB	KENT	266	247	39.3%
9	Sam Hartman	QB	WAKE	392	428	39.3%
10	Garrett Shrader	QB	SYR	266	266	39.1%
11	Clayton Tune	QB	HOU	469	476	39.1%
12	Cameron Rising	QB	UTAH	364	357	38.9%
13	Tommy DeVito	QB	ILL	334	307	38.1%
14	Taylen Green	QB	BOIS	250	239	38.1%
15	Todd Centeio	QB	JMU	283	289	38.1%
16	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	QB	UCLA	358	371	38.0%
17	Carter Bradley	QB	USA	373	383	37.9%
18	N'Kosi Perry	QB	FAU	370	305	37.7%
19	Caleb Williams	QB	USC	448	470	37.4%
20	Jaren Hall	QB	BYU	376	369	37.4%
21	Trenton Bourguet	QB	ASU	204	204	37.3%
22	Sean Clifford	QB	PSU	330	329	37.1%
23	KJ Jefferson	QB	ARK	271	285	36.8%
24	Bryce Young	QB	ALA	359	364	36.8%
25	J.J. McCarthy	QB	MICH	288	291	36.8%
26	Chris Reynolds	QB	CLT	316	336	36.6%
27	Jalen Mayden	QB	SDSU	194	205	36.6%
28	Jayden de Laura	QB	ARIZ	435	435	36.6%
29	Drake Maye	QB	UNC	481	507	36.5%
30	Jordan Travis	QB	FSU	315	321	36.4%
31	Bo Nix	QB	ORE	378	365	36.4%
32	DJ Irons	QB	AKR	381	339	36.3%
33	Jake Haener	QB	FRES	314	329	36.2%
34	Michael Pratt	QB	TULN	321	328	36.0%
35	Drew Pyne	QB	ND	254	262	35.9%
36	Casey Thompson	QB	NEB	274	288	35.8%
37	Quinn Ewers	QB	TEX	249	249	35.7%
38	Austin Reed	QB	WKU	547	489	35.2%
39	Dillon Gabriel	QB	OU	343	319	35.1%
40	John Rhys Plumlee	QB	UCF	312	311	35.0%
41	Hendon Hooker	QB	TENN	329	343	35.0%
42	Holton Ahlers	QB	ECU	431	409	35.0%
43	Will Levis	QB	UK	283	316	34.8%
44	Max Duggan	QB	TCU	368	378	34.7%
45	Jayden Daniels	QB	LSU	371	408	34.6%
46	Emory Jones	QB	ASU	198	200	34.5%
47	Ben Bryant	QB	CIN	349	351	34.5%
48	Dylan Hopkins	QB	UAB	191	201	34.3%
49	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	MD	354	370	34.3%
50	Aveon Smith	QB	M-OH	190	140	34.3%
51	E.J. Warner	QB	TEM	443	418	34.2%
52	Darren Grainger	QB	GAST	296	310	34.2%
53	Doug Brumfield	QB	UNLV	254	240	34.2%
54	Dequan Finn	QB	TOL	292	281	34.2%
55	Devin Leary	QB	NCSU	193	203	34.0%
56	Davis Brin	QB	TLSA	250	266	33.8%
57	Jaxson Dart	QB	MISS	321	323	33.7%
58	Cole Snyder	QB	BUF	379	372	33.3%
59	Spencer Sanders	QB	OKST	368	381	33.3%
60	Blake Shapen	QB	BAY	345	343	33.2%
61	Graham Mertz	QB	WIS	286	281	33.1%
62	Chase Brice	QB	APP	348	375	33.1%
63	Gunnar Watson	QB	TROY	312	352	33.0%
64	Seth Henigan	QB	MEM	417	433	32.8%
65	Aidan O'Connell	QB	PUR	497	494	32.8%
66	Anthony Richardson	QB	FLA	327	340	32.6%
67	Malik Cunningham	QB	LOU	218	230	32.6%
68	Kyle Vantrease	QB	GASO	558	546	32.6%
69	Brady Cook	QB	MIZ	332	338	32.5%
70	TJ McMahon	QB	RICE	266	249	32.5%
71	Riley Leonard	QB	DUKE	363	369	32.2%
72	Will Rogers	QB	MSST	566	577	32.1%
73	Taylor Powell	QB	EMU	240	248	31.9%
74	Tanner Mordecai	QB	SMU	406	399	31.8%
75	Tyler Van Dyke	QB	MIA	254	261	31.8%
76	Chevan Cordeiro	QB	SJSU	382	403	31.3%
77	Payton Thorne	QB	MSU	387	401	31.2%
78	Hunter Dekkers	QB	ISU	457	469	31.1%
79	Donovan Smith	QB	TTU	222	232	31.0%
80	Johnathan Bennett	QB	LIB	223	243	30.9%
81	Gavin Hardison	QB	UTEP	316	316	30.4%
82	Daniel Richardson	QB	CMU	320	326	30.4%
83	JT Daniels	QB	WVU	328	329	30.1%
84	James Blackman	QB	ARST	347	368	29.9%
85	Parker McNeil	QB	LT	214	218	29.8%
86	Chase Cunningham	QB	MTSU	420	426	29.8%
87	DJ Uiagalelei	QB	CLEM	368	383	29.8%
88	Jack Plummer	QB	CAL	451	478	29.7%
89	John Paddock	QB	BALL	480	468	29.7%
90	Kedon Slovis	QB	PITT	315	315	29.5%
91	Cam Fancher	QB	MRSH	216	204	29.4%
92	Cam Ward	QB	WSU	464	473	29.4%
93	Tanner McKee	QB	STAN	426	456	29.4%
94	J.T. Shrout	QB	COLO	203	190	28.9%
95	AJ Swann	QB	VAN	198	197	28.9%
96	Haynes King	QB	TA&M	187	191	28.8%
97	Spencer Rattler	QB	SC	350	362	28.7%
98	Emmett Morehead	QB	BC	192	199	28.6%
99	Adrian Martinez	QB	KSU	184	193	28.5%
100	Ryan Hilinski	QB	NU	256	249	28.1%

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